shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to rank with; to rank among
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
merit (esp. order of merit)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
while; during; while; although; all; both
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and then; and so; and; so then
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)